At age 95, Frank Murn has the unique pastime of making automata –– small, colorful wooden sculptures attached to pieces of wire that move in circular, vertical or horizontal motions. These wooden ...

What uniquely happened in Killaloe on the edge of our winter solstice was that one of you loyal longtime readers rang the doorbell to make a flying visit. We’d not physically met before, but the ...

How observing two garden ornaments in the lazy summertime lead our man Cormac MacConnell to realize a connection between it and the real Donald Trump's actions. I know this is what is called the Silly ...

There are many names and many shapes of whirligigs. Old sources call them pinwheels, gee-haws, whirlyjigs or whirlys. Vintage examples have waving arms, flags, angels' wings, a man chopping wood, ...

Some move on a windy day like pinwheels. Some are moving toys — for example, a man chopping wood. Many are moving garden pieces, such as people chopping wood or waving a flag. The experts say there ...

CHARLESTON (JG-TC) -- The making and history of whirligigs will be the main feature of Sunday's open house event at the Five Mile House site. Gary Foster is scheduled to demonstrate how to make the ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Everyone has a passion — and for Kim Larson, it’s turning blocks of wood into something that dances in the wind. “I blow these up and put them on patterns,” Larson said.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A wooden whirligig in the form of a ...